Bare Island West
★★★★☆
(600)
Despite the lower visibility on the western side of Bare Island this is a very popular Dive Site with average depths between 7 - 12mIt’s also one of the few dive sites in Sydney for reliable sightings of the curious Red Indian Fish.,
You will find vibrant and diverse sponge gardens populated by lots of delicate creatures such as pygmy pipefish, nudibranchs, sea stars and seahorses and weedy sea dragons..
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
103 Sightings
J
22
F
15
M
12
A
8
M
7
J
5
J
4
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
8
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
93 Sightings
J
21
F
11
M
6
A
4
M
7
J
4
J
3
A
11
S
0
O
7
N
11
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
74 Sightings
J
11
F
12
M
9
A
2
M
3
J
2
J
2
A
12
S
0
O
3
N
8
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
171 Sightings
J
24
F
17
M
11
A
9
M
10
J
8
J
5
A
18
S
12
O
15
N
21
D
21
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
130 Sightings
J
22
F
12
M
9
A
11
M
12
J
8
J
3
A
13
S
6
O
11
N
14
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
126 Sightings
J
27
F
20
M
9
A
6
M
2
J
2
J
0
A
12
S
4
O
6
N
23
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
86 Sightings
J
12
F
12
M
12
A
6
M
7
J
0
J
2
A
11
S
3
O
6
N
6
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 120
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Cuttlefish
83 Sightings
J
11
F
9
M
6
A
2
M
5
J
8
J
5
A
10
S
6
O
7
N
5
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
73 Sightings
J
14
F
7
M
8
A
2
M
4
J
4
J
2
A
13
S
0
O
6
N
6
D
7
iStock-Nigel Marsh
Wobbegong
50 Sightings
J
11
F
14
M
5
A
3
M
0
J
4
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
7
